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December 2022
Southfield Mezzanine Announces Recent Investment Activity & Personnel News

D2K Traffic Safety

We are pleased to announce that Southfield Mezzanine has made a unitranche debt and equity investment to support Calvert Street Capital Partners’ acquisition of D2K Traffic Safety, Inc. (the “Company”). NewSpring Mezzanine invested alongside Southfield in the transaction.
Based in Naperville, IL, the Company specializes in traffic safety services including traffic control, pavement marking, signing and flagging. D2K’s primary customers include heavy-highway contractors, municipalities, utility firms and contractors, airports and developers in the Chicagoland area. This investment establishes a platform for organic growth as well as future acquisitions.
Lumina Vision Partners
We are pleased to announce that Southfield Mezzanine has made a unitranche debt and equity investment to support Lumina Vision Partners' continued acquisition strategy, alongside Pine Street Capital Partners. Lumina, a portfolio company of RTC Partners, is the largest and fastest-growing network of family practice optometry in Arizona, expanding rapidly to other areas of the Southwest.
Southfield Mezzanine Welcomes Thomas Hoogstoel as Associate
Southfield Mezzanine is pleased to announce that Thomas Hoogstoel has joined the firm's investment team as an Associate in our Greenwich office. Steve Diverio, Partner, said "We are excited to have Tom join the team and strongly believe he brings both the character and skillset Southfield values. His direct investing experience further enhances our expanding platform and will help us support significant growth opportunities across both new and existing portfolio companies."
Prior to joining Southfield, Tom was with Triton Pacific Capital Partners in Los Angeles and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas in New York. He started his career at Citibank in New York.